ELITE PERFORMANCE PSYCHOLOGY
The Elite Advantage Workshop Series
In an effort to reach as many athletes as possible, we have put together a workshop series to teach skills and strategies for navigating different aspects of the athlete experience. Our team of clinicians will provide online workshops on key aspects to developing your mental game. In these workshops, you will learn new skills, techniques and ways of thinking to help you excel and reach your full potential on and off the field.
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If you would like to learn more about the topics discussed, explore in more depth, or set up a workshop for your team/organization, please reach out so we can customize the topics for your needs.
Fall Workshop Series
Mental Skills for Sport 101
For Athletes
October 3,2024 at 6PM
Join Dr. Michelle Garvin in a workshop geared toward athletes. You will get an overview on mental skills for sports and learn strategies to be successful on and off the field.
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Understanding Psychological Safety
For Coaches and Administrators
October 7,2024 at 6PM
Psychologically safe environments are an asset to coaches. Join Dr. Sarah Dowd, learn to develop stronger relationships with your athletes, to demonstrate empathy while holding athletes to standards, and to create environments that promote creativity and peak performance.
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Reducing Comparison and Focusing on Yourself
For Athletes
October 22, 2024 at 6PM
Many athletes do not realize the impact comparison can have on mindset and performance. In this workshop, we will dive into how comparison can impact your mental game and you will learn strategies to reduce comparison, shift your focus and enhance self-efficacy.​
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Sports Nutrition
For Athletes and Parents
November 5, 2024 at 7PM
Join Paula Karamihas and learn the basics of fueling your body for sport.
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Coping with Failure
For Athletes
November 20, 2024 at 7PM
Failure is a natural part of sport and performance, but one that is not always easy to accept. Join Shana Jones as she discusses ways to manage failure and use it in performance
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Stress Management
For Athletes
December 4, 2024 at 7PM
This time of year can come with many stressors (finals, holidays, championship competitions). Join Dr. Stephanie Dinius to learn strategies to help manage the many stressors that present in your life.​
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Previous Workshops
Time Management
Dr. Michelle Garvin led this workshop teaching strategies for time management and making the most of the limited time you have while balancing sport, school, and life.
Recognize and
Reset
Dr. Michelle Garvin led this workshop focused on enhancing performance, recognizing and overcoming obstacles, and developing reset cues to help get performance back on track.
Mind on Recruitment
Shana Jones led this workshop teaching strategies for dealing with the range of emotions that come during the college recruitment process.
Coping
with Injury
Shana Jones led this workshop on injury and the resulting rehabilitation process. She provided techniques and mental skills for coping throughout the process.
How to Handle Performance Anxiety
Megan Guresh led this workshop teaching strategies for playing through and overcoming performance anxiety.
Increasing Confidence
Megan Guresh led this workshop on building and maintaining confidence. The workshop explored what contributes to confidence and provided strategies and tips to increase confidence and improve performance.
Mental Health vs. Mental Performance
Kathryn Rowe led this workshop geared toward parents and coaches that focusing on learning the differences between these two important topics.
Disordered Eating
Dr. Dinius led this workshop to help understand the warning signs and the physical and psychological symptoms of disordered eating in sport (i.e., RED-S: relative energy deficiency in sport).